Not all punishment is equal: The effect of punishment severity on children’s social evaluations

Journal Article| Lee, Y. E., & Solomon, L. H. (2024). Not all punishment is equal: The effect of punishment severity on children’s social evaluations. Developmental Psychology.

Perceptions of Harm and Benefit Predict Judgments of Cultural Appropriation

Journal Article | Mosley, A. J., Heiphetz, L., White, M.H., & Biernat, M. (2023). Perceptions of Harm and Benefit Predict Judgments of Cultural Appropriation. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 19485506231162401.

Essentialist Views of Criminal Behavior Predict Increased Punitiveness

Book Chapter | Martin, J. W., Charles, S., & Heiphetz, L. (2022). Essentialist Views of Criminal Behavior Predict Increased Punitiveness. The Cognitive Science of Belief, 254.

Children's socio-moral judgments and behaviors toward peers with and without incarcerated parents

Journal Article | Dunlea, J. P., Goel, D., & Heiphetz, L. (2022). Children's socio‐moral judgments and behaviors toward peers with and without incarcerated parents. Child Development.

“Internally wicked”: Investigating how and why essentialism influences punitiveness and moral condemnation

Journal Article | Martin, J. W., & Heiphetz, L. (2021). “Internally wicked”: Investigating how and why essentialism influences punitiveness and moral condemnation. Cognitive Science, 45(6), e12991.

Language shapes children’s attitudes: Consequences of internal, behavioral, and societal information in punitive and non-punitive contexts

Journal Article | Dunlea, J. P., & Heiphetz, L. (2021). Language shapes children’s attitudes: Consequences of internal, behavioral, and societal information in punitive and nonpunitive contexts. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General.

Moral psychology as a necessary bridge between social cognition and law

Journal Article | Dunlea, J. P., & Heiphetz, L. (2021). Moral psychology as a necessary bridge between social cognition and law. Social Cognition, 39(1), 183-199.

Children’s and Adults’ Views of Punishment as a Path to Redemption

Journal Article | Dunlea, J. P., & Heiphetz, L. (2021). Children’s and adults’ views of punishment as a path to redemption. Child Development, 92(4), e398-e415.

Enduring Positivity: Children Of Incarcerated Parents Report More Positive Than Negative Emotions When Thinking about Close Others

Journal Article | Dunlea, J. P., Wolle, R. G., & Heiphetz, L. (2020). Enduring positivity: Children of incarcerated parents report more positive than negative emotions when thinking about close others. Journal of Cognition and Development, 21(4), 494-512.

Children's and adults' understanding of punishment and the criminal justice system

Journal Article | Dunlea, J. P., & Heiphetz, L. (2020). Children's and adults' understanding of punishment and the criminal justice system. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 87, 103913.